Rockstar Games officially confirmed the reason for Grand Theft Auto 4’s mysterious disappearance from Steam, and it’s Games For Windows Live. In a statement sent to IGN, Rockstar Games confirmed that “With Microsoft no longer supporting Games For Windows Live, it is no longer possible to generate the additional keys needed to continue selling the current version of the game.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-rockstar-game-review-ever&captions=true"] The option to purchase Grand Theft Auto 4 disappeared over the weekend, creating speculation over the reason. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was briefly unavailable for purchase due to licensing issues with some of the songs in the game, and while GTA 4 faced similar issues Rockstar patched the game with updated music tracks. Instead, Rockstar confirmed the issue was with Games For Windows Live, a service Microsoft shuttered in 2013. Games For Windows Live has created other issues with Steam games including on titles like Batman: Arkham City and Dark Souls. Curiously, Rockstar hasn’t confirmed exactly when to expect Grand Theft Auto 4 to return on PC. Instead, a Rockstar spokesperson told IGN, “We are looking at other options for distributing GTAIV for PC and will share more information as soon as we can.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2009/01/12/gta-iv-x360-ign-best-of-2008-nominee-grand-theft-auto-iv"] Whether this means an updated port will become available on Steam or the Rockstar Launcher (or both) is still unannounced. Meanwhile, check out IGN’s Grand Theft Auto 4 review for our take on Rockstar’s adventure into Liberty City. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.
source https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-4-disappeared-from-steam-and-heres-why
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